2012-13 Game Recaps 30 Cameron Ayers scored 10 of his <strong>14</strong> points in the second half, and Bryson Johnson hit four first-half 3-pointers en route to a 12-point night, leading <strong>Bucknell</strong> to a 62-46 victory over Navy. Mike Muscala entered the game needing 11 points to equal Al Leslie’s all-time scoring record, but Leslie is safe for at least one more game as Muscala took only five shots, hitting three, and finished with nine points and seven rebounds. Joe Willman had nine points and 10 rebounds for the Bison, who finished with a 35-26 edge on the glass. VISITORS: <strong>Bucknell</strong> 25-5, 12-2 PL tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 15 Willman, Joe f 3 8 0 0 3 3 4 6 10 1 9 2 0 0 2 31 31 Muscala, Mike c 3 5 0 0 3 4 2 5 7 2 9 3 1 1 0 23 03 Kaspar, Steven g 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 8 4 3 1 2 22 12 Johnson, Bryson g 4 6 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 1 0 0 30 42 Ayers, Cameron g 5 10 3 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 <strong>14</strong> 1 0 0 0 25 10 Fitzpatrick, Brian 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 11 11 Hill, Ryan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 0 1 16 <strong>14</strong> Hass, Chris 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 22 Starkey, Cory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 32 Frazier, Ryan 1 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 17 33 Brackney, Ben 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 50 Hoffman, Dom 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 11 TEAM 4 4 Totals.............. 23 47 8 <strong>14</strong> 8 10 9 26 35 9 62 18 12 2 5 200 HOME TEAM: Navy 8-22, 2-12 PL tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 00 Kelly, Will f 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 3 3 0 2 0 0 24 21 Smith, Worth f 5 11 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 11 1 1 2 1 32 10 Dunbar, Tilman g 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 25 11 Wynn, Thurgood g 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 33 Venturini, Brandon g 5 12 3 6 0 0 0 5 5 2 13 0 1 1 0 34 01 Knorr, Kendall 2 6 0 3 0 0 4 4 8 3 4 4 2 0 1 27 02 Wyatt, Brennan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 03 Loupos, James 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 05 Alter, Kevin 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 10 <strong>14</strong> McLaurin, Earl 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 12 23 Jackson, Donya 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 0 1 0 0 <strong>14</strong> 42 Smoot, Jared 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 44 Alexander, Jerome 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 4 1 5 Totals.............. 20 55 5 16 1 2 10 16 26 12 46 13 8 3 5 200 Officials: Jim Koskinen, George Crocker Jr., David Niven Technical fouls: <strong>Bucknell</strong>-None. Navy-None. Attendance: 4833 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total <strong>Bucknell</strong> 33 29 62 Navy 24 22 46 33 bucknell 62, navy 46 Alumni Hall Annapolis, Md. • March 2, <strong>2013</strong> <strong>Bucknell</strong> overcame the burden of both sky-high expectations and a red-hot Lafayette team, finishing off another championship run with a 64-56 victory. Behind a combined 34 points and 19 rebounds from the senior frontcourt tandem of Mike Muscala and Joe Willman, the Bison earned an NCAA Tournament berth for the second time in three years and the sixth time overall. Muscala recorded his national-best 22nd double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds, Willman logged <strong>14</strong> points and eight boards, and junior Ben Brackney keyed a critical effort from the Bison bench with eight points. Muscala earned Patriot League Tournament MVP honors for the second time, and he joined Willman and Cameron Ayers (nine points, six rebounds) on the All-Tournament Team. Lafayette came in averaging 69.5 points and 8.2 made 3-pointers per game, but the Bison held them to 56 points and 5-for-15 shooting from the arc. VISITORS: Lafayette 19-15 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 20 Trist, Dan f 3 9 0 0 2 2 1 4 5 1 8 1 2 0 1 30 24 Giese, Levi f 1 3 0 2 0 0 2 3 5 2 2 2 0 2 1 32 03 Johnson, Tony g 4 13 1 3 2 4 0 6 6 3 11 4 2 0 1 35 12 Hinrichs, Seth g 3 7 1 1 0 2 0 3 3 1 7 1 1 0 1 27 <strong>14</strong> Scott, Bryce g 4 11 2 4 3 3 2 2 4 4 13 0 3 0 0 34 05 Ptasinski, Joey 7 10 1 4 0 0 1 3 4 2 15 1 0 0 0 28 21 Rufer, Zach 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 22 Flannigan, Alan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 23 Smith, Les 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 Musters, Nathaniel 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 2 3 5 Totals.............. 22 55 5 15 7 11 9 24 33 16 56 10 8 2 4 200 HOME TEAM: <strong>Bucknell</strong> 28-5 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 15 Willman, Joe f 6 15 0 0 2 2 6 2 8 1 <strong>14</strong> 0 0 0 0 30 31 Muscala, Mike c 8 16 0 0 4 4 2 9 11 1 20 1 0 1 0 35 03 Kaspar, Steven g 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 2 5 2 1 1 22 12 Johnson, Bryson g 0 5 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 34 42 Ayers, Cameron g 2 9 0 3 5 8 1 5 6 0 9 3 2 0 2 35 10 Fitzpatrick, Brian 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 5 11 Hill, Ryan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 32 Frazier, Ryan 1 4 0 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 0 0 1 23 33 Brackney, Ben 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 10 TEAM 1 2 3 Totals.............. 22 55 2 9 18 23 12 24 36 8 64 <strong>14</strong> 5 3 5 200 Officials: Tony Crisp, Paul Huovinen, Victor Montgomery Technical fouls: Lafayette-None. <strong>Bucknell</strong>-None. Attendance: 3645 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Lafayette 18 38 56 <strong>Bucknell</strong> 26 38 64 <strong>Bucknell</strong> 64, Lafayette 56 PL CHAmpionship • sojka pavilion lewisburg, pa. • march 13, <strong>2013</strong> 31 bucknell 58, navy 42 PL quarterfinals • sojka pavilion lewisburg, pa. • March 6, <strong>2013</strong> Mike Muscala recorded his 20th double-double of the season while becoming <strong>Bucknell</strong>’s all-time scoring leader, and the top-seeded Bison advanced to the Patriot League Tournament semifinals with a 58-42 victory. Muscala finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds to help <strong>Bucknell</strong> advance to the semis for the 18th time in 23 seasons in the Patriot League. Muscala came into the game needing just two points to equal Al Leslie’s 32-year-old <strong>Bucknell</strong> scoring record of 1,973 points, set from 1977-81. With Leslie in attendance, Muscala tied the record with a pair of free throws 1:04 into the game, and he broke it with another free throw 3:53 into the contest. VISITORS: Navy 8-23 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 00 Kelly, Will f 1 4 0 0 3 4 3 4 7 3 5 0 0 2 0 30 21 Smith, Worth f 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 7 10 Dunbar, Tilman g 4 11 0 0 1 3 1 2 3 3 9 3 2 0 2 32 11 Wynn, Thurgood g 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 33 Venturini, Brandon g 3 11 1 5 0 0 0 2 2 1 7 2 0 0 1 35 01 Knorr, Kendall 3 7 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 8 0 1 0 0 23 02 Wyatt, Brennan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 03 Loupos, James 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 05 Alter, Kevin 1 4 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 22 20 Spadaford, Ryan 0 2 0 2 4 6 1 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 12 23 Jackson, Donya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 44 Alexander, Jerome 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 6 0 2 0 1 <strong>14</strong> TEAM 3 1 4 2 Totals.............. 15 49 3 13 9 15 10 15 25 19 42 8 10 2 5 200 HOME TEAM: <strong>Bucknell</strong> 26-5 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 15 Willman, Joe f 3 5 0 0 4 4 4 3 7 3 10 1 1 0 0 26 31 Muscala, Mike c 3 6 0 1 9 10 6 7 13 1 15 0 1 1 0 31 03 Kaspar, Steven g 3 6 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 3 7 1 2 0 0 21 12 Johnson, Bryson g 2 7 1 5 2 2 0 3 3 0 7 0 0 0 0 31 42 Ayers, Cameron g 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 22 10 Fitzpatrick, Brian 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 3 4 0 1 0 0 11 11 Hill, Ryan 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 5 2 1 0 0 18 <strong>14</strong> Hass, Chris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 32 Frazier, Ryan 1 6 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 16 33 Brackney, Ben 0 3 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 13 50 Hoffman, Dom 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 8 TEAM 3 3 Totals.............. 17 44 2 <strong>14</strong> 22 24 11 25 36 <strong>14</strong> 58 6 10 1 1 200 Officials: Mike McCloskey, Bruce Rothwell, Justin Porterfield Technical fouls: Navy-None. <strong>Bucknell</strong>-Team. Attendance: 2663 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Navy 16 26 42 <strong>Bucknell</strong> 26 32 58 34 <strong>Bucknell</strong> used a 19-2 second-half run to turn an 11-point deficit into a sixpoint lead midway through the second half, but sixth-seeded Butler went back on top with an 8-0 run of its own and held off the 11th-seeded Bison for a 68-56 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Joe Willman scored a career-high 20 points on 10 of 16 shooting and Mike Muscala added nine points and 10 rebounds as <strong>Bucknell</strong> finished its 2012-13 campaign with a 28-6 record, setting the <strong>Bucknell</strong> and PL marks for wins in a season. Four Bulldogs scored in double figures with Rotnei Clarke leading the way with 17 points. Andrew Smith posted <strong>14</strong> points and 16 rebounds while also often playing solid defense on Muscala, who entered the game as the only player in the nation averaging at 18 points and 11 rebounds. <strong>Bucknell</strong> trailed 21-<strong>14</strong> at the half as tough defense by both teams led to combined 16-for-55 shooting in the first 20 minutes. Butler extended its lead to 29-18 with 16:35 left, but a three-point play by Muscala ignited the Bison comeback. VISITORS: <strong>Bucknell</strong> 28-6 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 15 Willman, Joe f 10 16 0 1 0 2 1 5 6 3 20 2 1 3 0 39 31 Muscala, Mike c 4 17 0 1 1 1 1 9 10 4 9 1 2 0 0 35 03 Kaspar, Steven g 3 8 0 0 0 1 1 5 6 3 6 6 3 1 0 32 12 Johnson, Bryson g 2 8 2 6 3 3 0 2 2 4 9 0 0 0 0 24 42 Ayers, Cameron g 3 10 3 7 0 0 0 3 3 2 9 1 2 0 0 37 10 Fitzpatrick, Brian 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 11 Hill, Ryan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 32 Frazier, Ryan 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 3 3 0 0 0 22 33 Brackney, Ben 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 5 2 7 Totals.............. 23 62 5 16 5 8 9 28 37 20 56 13 9 4 0 200 HOME TEAM: Butler 27-8 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 21 Jones, Roosevelt f 6 12 0 0 2 3 3 2 5 1 <strong>14</strong> 4 1 0 0 36 23 Marshall, Khyle f 3 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 7 0 1 0 1 20 44 Smith, Andrew c 3 8 1 2 7 8 1 15 16 2 <strong>14</strong> 1 2 0 0 35 03 Barlow, Alex g 2 5 0 3 6 6 0 5 5 1 10 0 0 1 4 32 15 Clarke, Rotnei g 5 <strong>14</strong> 2 8 5 6 0 1 1 2 17 2 0 0 0 33 04 Fromm, Erik 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 24 Dunham, Kellen 0 4 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 31 Woods, Kameron 1 4 0 0 2 2 1 7 8 2 4 1 1 2 1 20 33 Stigall, Chase 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 TEAM 4 1 5 Totals.............. 20 55 3 17 25 28 10 31 41 12 68 8 5 3 6 200 Officials: Les Jones, Jeffry Anderson, Bill McCarthy Technical fouls: <strong>Bucknell</strong>-None. Butler-None. Attendance: <strong>14</strong>,622 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total <strong>Bucknell</strong> <strong>14</strong> 42 56 Butler 21 47 68 #6 Butler 68, #11 <strong>Bucknell</strong> 56 NCAA tournament • Rupp Arena Lexington, Ky. • march 21, <strong>2013</strong> 32 Mike Muscala posted 21 points and <strong>14</strong> rebounds, Cameron Ayers scored 17 of his 19 in the second half, and Bryson Johnson hit the go-ahead 3-pointer late in the game to lift top-seeded <strong>Bucknell</strong> to a 78-70 victory over No. 4 Army. Muscala helped carry the team down the stretch, recorded 11 points and 11 rebounds in the second half, and in the final 3:30 he got to the free-throw line on three consecutive possessions, hitting 5 of 6, to stretch a two-point lead up to seven. Ayers was also brilliant in the second half. He scored 10 of <strong>Bucknell</strong>’s 13 points in one stretch, showing off an array of pull-ups and mid-range jumpers while several of his fellow starters were sidelined with foul trouble. He made 8 of 16 shots from the floor and also had five rebounds and two assists. VISITORS: Army 16-15 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 13 Ellis, Ella f 1 3 0 0 9 10 1 3 4 5 11 0 2 0 0 20 31 Ferguson, Kevin c 3 3 0 0 5 7 2 4 6 3 11 2 1 2 0 25 10 Toth, Kyle g 4 10 2 8 3 6 0 1 1 3 13 1 1 0 0 27 11 Cox, Dylan g 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 4 1 0 0 21 21 Wilson, Kyle g 7 19 1 4 6 6 0 2 2 1 21 3 0 0 0 32 00 Lenox, Maxwell 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 19 02 Williams, Mo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 23 Herbeck, Josh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 33 Toomey, Larry 3 8 2 5 3 4 0 4 4 3 11 2 0 0 0 23 42 Springer, Jordan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 15 TEAM 3 3 Totals.............. 19 50 5 18 27 35 8 20 28 23 70 15 8 2 1 200 HOME TEAM: <strong>Bucknell</strong> 27-5 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 15 Willman, Joe f 4 6 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 4 8 2 1 0 0 25 31 Muscala, Mike c 7 15 0 1 7 8 1 13 <strong>14</strong> 4 21 1 0 3 0 37 03 Kaspar, Steven g 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 1 20 12 Johnson, Bryson g 2 8 2 7 6 6 0 0 0 3 12 1 0 0 1 30 42 Ayers, Cameron g 8 16 0 2 3 4 3 2 5 2 19 2 1 0 0 37 10 Fitzpatrick, Brian 1 3 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 5 11 Hill, Ryan 1 2 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 1 <strong>14</strong> 32 Frazier, Ryan 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 16 33 Brackney, Ben 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 16 TEAM Totals.............. 25 53 4 12 24 28 7 24 31 23 78 12 3 4 3 200 Officials: Art Jackson, Lionel Butler, Jeffrey Nichols Technical fouls: Army-None. <strong>Bucknell</strong>-None. Attendance: 2784 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Army 31 39 70 <strong>Bucknell</strong> 36 42 78 <strong>2013</strong>-<strong>14</strong> <strong>Bucknell</strong> Men’s <strong>Basketball</strong> • 78 • www.<strong>Bucknell</strong>Bison.com bucknell 78, Army 70 pl semifinals • sojka pavilion lewisburg, pa. • march 9, 2012 Joe Willman scored a career-high 20 points against Butler in the NCAA Tournament at Rupp Arena.
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